Going Off Track

Brian Diaz was the vocalist for Edna's Goldfish and bassist in The Reunion Show. He's now a superstar roadie and guitar tech to such luminaries as Guns 'N Roses as well as the author of "1800 Miles To Nowhere", his autobiography of road stories. We talk about all of it on this week's awesome podcast.

Yoga celebrity, Eddie Stern talks about tapping into creativity, meditation, the bad old East Village and the importance of yoga in schools.

The Saturday Night Live star and standup comic discusses his love for classic rock, Willie Nelson, bodega drug dealers, Atlanta and Keanu Reeves along with the difficulties of doing comedy.

Mikey Weiss of Dance Hall Crashers and owner of the awesome electronics store in Brooklyn, Mikey's Hook Up, discusses his old band, small business, ska and becoming a ping pong master!

We recorded our momentous 100th episode in front of a live audience at Union Hall, Brooklyn with Janeane Garofalo, Vanessa Bayer, Laura Stevenson, Chris Farren and Benny Horowitz. Then Laura and Chris performed a song each!

This American Life contributor and FOUND magazine founder discusses his memoir, My Heart Is An Idiot; as well as zine culture, punk rock and his writing process.

Hellogoodbye's mastermind Forrest Kline takes a breather from opening for Paramore and Metric, to discuss songwriting, how to stay sane during a tour and why renting a box truck sounds like a better idea than it is.

Anthony and Nick from Bayside discuss their new album, Cult, the Long Island hardcore scene and how they've been able to weather trends and tragedy to become stronger.

Blue and Red, of punk band, Masked Intruder, talk about how they met in prison. Their inspiration for song writing and how they love to steal.

Less Than Jakes Vinnie, Buddy and JR talk about their records, the unconventional video for "My Money is on the Long Shot", and why it's still just damn fun to be in Less Than Jake.